Pistons look sluggish in loss to Trailblazers, time for a change?

Traditionally an NBA bench is looked upon to provide an excess of energy to a game that propels the team to victory. Some players are unfairly labeled "energy guys" off the bench to the point where they feel obligated to jump around and perform the one man full court press - I'm looking at you Walter Herrmann:

After watching the Pistons/Trailblazers game, I wonder if the issue with the Pistons is not so much what they are getting from their bench but the lack of production from the starting lineup.

Falling behind at home early in both games over the weekend against the Bucks and Blazers, the Pistons' starting lineup looks sluggish and uncoordinated. Which is fine because they are assimilating Allen Iverson in to the offense.. However, that fails to explain why the second quarter lineup of Stuckey/Afflalo/Max/Amir/Herrmann stormed back in the second quarter to cut the Blazers lead back to single digits.

I don't think it's a coincidence that all five of those guys are young, hungry for minutes and looking to carve out a niche on the team. I'm not blaming the starters for appearing a tad bit complacent. I'm complacent at work all the time and can only really motivated myself close to my deadlines - which would be equivalent to the playoffs for the Pistons' core.

To add a little bit of energy to the starting lineup, perhaps it's time for the Pistons to significantly alter their starting lineup?

The starting five don't necessarily have to be your best five. That's evident by the Blazers starting the rookie Nicolas Batum over the more experienced Rudy Fernandez and Travis Outlaw. Despite being unhappy about it, Lamar Odom is also coming off the bench for the Lakers this year. An even better example is Gregg Popovich bringing Manu Ginobili, a top-20 player when healthy, off the bench for the last two years. If Manu has the humility to come off the bench, then very few other players in the league reserve the right to complaint about it.

The most likely candidates to be removed from the starting lineup would be Tayshaun Prince or Rip Hamiliton who could be replaced by Herrmann, Afflalo or Stuckey.

The move would likely 1) Generate controversy. Rip already looks like he's not happy. 2) Possibly revitalize the starting five. 3) Instantly create a higher scoring bench with either Rip or Prince leading the second unit.

I'm not sure if a change in the starting lineup is necessary but I do think it would be worth a shot. Placing Amir in the starting lineup was a novel idea and one that I feel disintegrated too soon. The team has enough talent to be a top-four seed in the Eastern Conference without doing anything drastic but a change would be more about exploring the ceiling for this team rather than just doing what is expected of them.